Instrument board clock support



Dec. 8, 1931. H. c. GILHAM 1,835,294

NSTRUMENT BOARD CLOCK SUPPORT Filed May 1e, 195o :L Ef'- E arf 19 14.'Elrrfl 17 zo "11 tures pointed out broadl Patented Dec. 8, 1931 PATENToFF! ENRY CHARLES GILILAM, or seitens, oN'rARIo, CANADA Y INSTRUMENTBOARD CLOCK SUPPORT,

Application mea may 1s, 1930. serial No. 453,055;

Thisinvention relates to improvements in instrument board clocks forlmotorv vehicles and the likeand more particularly to a device `forconverting a watch into an instrument lboard," clock, as described. 'indetail 4in the following speciiication and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, forming part of same.

The invention consists of the novel fea- `y and specifically in theclaims for. novelty1ollowing a vbrief description in detail of anacceptable form of the invention, asillustrated in thevaccompanyingdrawings.,v

`The ob'ectsof this invention are to constructmeans whereby an ordinarywatch may readily ybe,convelted, when used in conjunction therewith,into a very `'convenient and attractive.instrument board clock; todevise anfinstrumentboard clock thatmay be installed and attached to anynonporous planed surface such as a'n instrument board'o-r Windshieldglass on a" motor vehicle, without any preliminary preparatiomprior totheinstallation thereon; to produce an instrument board clock that maybe installed or detached by anyone, without 'the use of tools; to soconstruct a device Aofthis description, that it may be readiydetachedand carried about in the pocket ifdesirechto haveit ready for instantuse on another vehicle; to effect means, in sucha clock, that it may bepositioned `in, the most convenient place for the .driveror thepassengers therein, and' generally to provide an instrument board clock,

4pleasing in design and workmanship, ,economical 'of manufacture andcapable of accomplishing Athe*aforesaid results and purposes.V Y v,Referring to :thedrawings-fFigure 1 is a plan View of the inventioninstalled.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of Figlll' 1'. I i 1 Figure 3` is averticali sectional view taken on lines3v3 in Figure 2.

18a, is adapted to Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view of a rubbervacuum cup as-'used on this invention.

Figure 5 is a invention.

View in detail of part ofthe Figure 6 is a horizont-al sectional view of.a slightly modified form of the invention.

In the drawings like numerals ofreference indicate the correspondingparts in the various figures throughout. f,

The numeral 10 indicates the, main body of the invention. It is formedof a cylindrical portion 10fzhaving recessesfll and 12 at each end,respectively, andseparated from each other by an inwavdly extending Wall14 rigid with the cylindrical portion 10a.

Y A centrally located opening 15 formed in the wall 14 joins therecesses11 and 12. The recess 11 is shaped toreceive and releasably retain awatch therein, as shown in the drawings at 2O.- It is to be noted here,that although I show a watch in the drawings, said watch is onlycomplementary to the invention proper.v Y

The wall 14 supports the back of the watch and the cylindrical sidewalls of the recess 11, loosely engage the periphery of said watch 20.An indentation or groovev 17 is formed in the side walls of the recess11 to receive the stem of thewatch and to allow proper posi- 75 tioningof samein the recess 11. An inner peripheral groove 18 is formed in thewallof the recess 11 and adjacent the entrance thereto. A resilientretaining ring 18 split as at seat-in the: groove 13 Vand to bearagainst the wateh20as at 186, thus effectively securing the watch in therecessl 11 `and preventing its displacement therefrom,

without the removal of the ring 18. To vfacilitate thepositioning andremoval of the ring 18 from the groove 13, I provide loops or knobs 19at each endof .therlng so that said ring maybe grasped at the knobsbetweenthe thumb and fore-linger andcompressed. Y .f

In the rear recess 12 a vertical pin 23- passing through holes 23eformed in the walls extends across the recess. A rubber' vacuum cup Q1is mounted in the recess 12 by passing the pin 23 through an opening 22formed in the rubber portion at the rear of the cup. A spacer Q4 mountedon the pin 23, above the opening 22 serves to retain the cup in itsproper position on the pin 23. The cup 21 is preferably formed with anextended portion Q5 at the rear, adapted to extend through the opening15 and press against the back of the watch 2O to overcome-any vibration,in the recess 11, of said watch. Knobs or extensions 26 adapted toloosely engage the wall 14, to prevent vibration of the main body 10,may be formed at the rear of the cup 21 as shown in Figure 4.

In the operation of this invention, the ring 18 is first removed fromthe groove 13 and the watch Q0 placed in the recess 11 and positionedwith the stem in the groove 1i'. rlfhe ring 18 is then replaced in thegroove 13, care being taken to position the knobs l in the groove 17, toprevent interference of said knobs with the inner `periphery of thewalls 10a. The device isnow ready to be applied to any` substantiallynonporous surface as indicated at 27. rlhis fis accomplished by pressingthe vacuum cup 21 against the surface 27 and bringing suiicient pressureto bear to force Jall the 'air-from between said cup and said surface.

In the modified form of this invention', as illust-rated in `Figure 6, Ishow la slightly different method of vattaching the vacuum cup Q1 in therecess 12. Instead of using a pin, as at 28 in Figure 3, I extend therubber portion .-'lOfat the rear of the cup 21 to form a shoulder 31adapted to snugly engage the inner periphery of the recess 12. An innerperipheral groove 33 is formed in the recess 12 and is positioned ashort distance from the entrance to said recess. A fiat resilientretaining ring is adapted to seat in the groove 33 and `engage theshouldered portion 31, when same is positioned in said recess 12, toeffectively sec-ure said cup in said recess. -The extension 25 `isformed on the portion 30 and is adapted to extend throughthe opening 15to bear against the back of a watch, as in the former case, shown above.

It is to be noted that I do not claim invention in relation to therubber vacuum cup, such a vdevice being used in various well knownarticles, but I do believe that such a dev-ice asxdescribed above, inits entirety is broadly novel.

IVhat I claim is: p

`1. An instrument board clock support comprising a hollow cylindricalbody,.an inwardly extending annular ridge separating said body into twocompartments, an inner peripheralgroove in one of said compartments, aresilient ring split at one side and adapted to seat in said peripheralgroove and bear against a watch positioned in said compartment, a recessin the wall of said compartment adapted to receive the stem of saidwatch, and means in the other of said compartments for attaching arubber vacuum cup therein.

2. An instrument board clock support co1nprising a hollow cylindricalbody, an inwardly extending annular ridge in said body forming, oneither side thereof, end recesses, an inner peripheral groove in one ofsaid recesses, a resilient retaining ring split at one side and formedwith finger-holds at the ends thereof, coacting means between said ringand groove and the walls of said recess for securing and releasablyretaining a Watch therebetween a groove in the wall of said recessadapted to receive the stem of said watch, and securing means, wherebythe rear portion of a rubber vacuum cup, could be secured in the otherof said recesses.

3. In an instrument board clock support, a hollow cylindrical bodyformed with respective recesses at either end communicating\V with eachother by means of a centrally located opening, a split resilientretaining ring having outwardly extending knobs at the ends thereof, aperipheral 'groove in Vone of said recesses adapted to receive saidring, an indentation in the walls of said recess, a rubber vacuumcupformed with an annular ridge at the back thereof, adapted .to form asnug fit with the side walls of the other of said recesses, a peripheralgroove in said last named recess, a fiat retaining ring adapted to seatin said groove and bear against the side of said annularridge onsaidvacuum cup,v and an extension formed onthe back of said vacuum cupadapted to extend through said centrally located opening.

4. An instrument board clock support comprising a. hollow cylindricalbody, an inwardly extending annular ridge separating said body into twocompartments, an inner peripheral groove in one of said compartments, aresilient ring split at one side and adapted to seat in said peripheralgroove and bear against a watch positioned in said compartment, andmeans Vin the other compartment for attaching a rubber vacuum cuptherein.

5. An instrument board clock support lcomprising a hallow cylindricalbody, a di visional wall separating said body into compartments, saidwall having an opening therein forming a communication between thecompartments, an inner peripheralgroovein one of said compartments, asplit resilient ring seated in said a watch positioned in the groovedcompartment with its back supported by the aforesaid wall, and a rubbervacuum cup attached in the other compartment and having its rear portionprojecting through thewall opengroove so as to bear against f ing tobear against the watch to prevent its n Vibration. 6. An instrumentboard clock support comprising a, cylindrical body recessed at bothends, a Watch secured in one of the recesses, a peripheral groove formedin the other recess, a rubber vacuum cup formed with an annular ridge atthe back thereof adapted -to snugly iit withinthe grooved recess, and ayflat retaining ring seated in said groove and engaged with said ridge toretuin the vacuum cup in the recess.

HENRY CHARLES GILHAM.

